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The discounted prices for transfers range between 15 percent and 37 percent
The Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning, Francisco Barnabas, said today that "the commissioning of Unique Bonus Murcia is the palpable proof of the regional government, along with the city of Murcia now, and the rest municipalities in the near future, working towards achieving a more comfortable, more economical and rational public transport, which will result in increased use of the bus and in the case of capital, the tram. "
Barnabas, accompanied by the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Angel House, speaking at the presentation of this card, which were also the CEO of Transport, Ports and Coasts, Antonio Sanchez-Solis and Councilman Traffic and Transport, Javier Iniesta.
Following the presentation, held the first maiden voyage of this new title unified transport to enter service tomorrow, and consisted of a combined distance of public transport services of passengers in the municipality of Murcia, both of the two concessions bus and tram.
The Minister of Development stressed that this action, "so beneficial to the user in all its aspects, is only the first step in our goal of creating a regional single ticket, which will allow citizens to travel throughout the region without having to purchase new titles and discounts in any kind of transshipment. We are opening a new era for public transport in the Region of Murcia ".
These measures are part of a set of actions "that are routed to the restructuring of the sector and improvement of public service and seek to influence the mobility and well-being of citizens," he said Barnabas, who said that with this end " is preparing a framework agreement concrete in a clear implementation of a series of actions, such as subsidy calls lines with little traffic, which service the less populated areas of the region, or rearranging map concessionaires and lines to avoid duplication and overlap ".
The creation and commissioning of Unique Bonus Murcia will, before the summer, extending the system to the metropolitan area of ​​Murcia, including those closest to the regional capital eight municipalities.
Finally, the Department of Development works for you before the end of the year, the regional single ticket can be implemented throughout the Region.
Three dealerships and one bonus
The Unique Bonus Murcia, to be issued either by any of the three dealers, will retail for issuing 5 euros, to which must be added a euro for the cost of issuing the card and can be recharged with 5, 10, 20 or 30 euros.
It will entitle single bus ride Transport tram Murcia or 0.70 euros, and one bus ride Latbus by 1.15 euros.
It will also enable free transfer between different lines of the same dealer, within 60 minutes after the first use.
This bonus will also allow users to perform a first transfer between different dealers, which will be a charge card 45 or 90 cents, according to the operator in question, and a second transhipment, with a cost of 15 cents, within 90 minutes after the first use.
Social bonds
Bonus 100, applicable to pensioners and retirees with less than minimum wage board, and Bono Special Large Families remain free to use the three concessions for up to 900 trips per year.
For Large Families Bonds general, the only trip cost 50 cents, with free transfers between lines of the same operator within 60 minutes after the first use.
The first transfer between different operators will cost 45 cents and the second within 90 minutes after the first use of 15 cents.
As for the bonus for university and students of regular courses, the only trip also will cost 50 cents in municipal bus or tram, and 0.85 in Latbus, with free transfers between lines of the same operator within 60 minutes after the first use.
The first transfer between different operators will be 35 or 70 cents, as appropriate and within 60 minutes indicated, while the second will cost 15 cents within 90 minutes after the first job of the bond.
Substantial savings
For example, a neighbor of Monteagudo you want to scroll to the Regional Library, Avenida Juan Carlos I, need currently two tickets and it costs 1.85 euros.
With the Unique Bonus Murcia you can take the same route with a single title and for a total price of 1.60 euros.
In an example of use of vehicles of the three operators, a neighbor of Beniaján currently requires two cards and displacement results in a corresponding cost 2.30 euros, while the new system used a single bond and make the journey for 1.75 euros.
Thus, with the implementation of the Single Bond Murcia savings occurs during transhipment 15 percent, reaching 37 percent when it occurs more than one.
The savings are particularly significant if instead of a single ticket Latbus, costing at an offset to districts to 1.85 euros, Murcia Bono is used, the cost will be 0.90 when it comes to a transfer from a previous operator .
Source: CARM
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